Man fatally shoots self after traffic stop

Published: Monday, March 1, 2004 at 6:01 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, February 29, 2004 at 11:00 p.m.

A man shot and killed himself Saturday after the car in which he was riding with two companions was stopped in Theodore by an Alabama state trooper investigating a gasoline theft. The victim's name was not immediately released. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the 6:35 p.m. shooting, near the intersection of Carol Plantation and Bourne roads in Mobile County. Trooper Cpl. Spencer Collier said an officer was on patrol in the area when he spotted a car that matched the description of one involved in a stolen gas incident at a Grand Bay business.

The trooper pulled in behind the car and signaled, and the two vehicles pulled over on Carol Plantation Road. As the trooper opened his door, he heard a single gunshot, Collier said. The front-seat passenger had killed himself with a single shot to the neck. Collier said the trooper never fired a shot. His name was not released. The driver of the car and a back-seat passenger were taken into custody but no charges were immediately filed.

<p>A man shot and killed himself Saturday after the car in which he was riding with two companions was stopped in Theodore by an Alabama state trooper investigating a gasoline theft. The victim's name was not immediately released. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the 6:35 p.m. shooting, near the intersection of Carol Plantation and Bourne roads in Mobile County. Trooper Cpl. Spencer Collier said an officer was on patrol in the area when he spotted a car that matched the description of one involved in a stolen gas incident at a Grand Bay business.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><p>The trooper pulled in behind the car and signaled, and the two vehicles pulled over on Carol Plantation Road. As the trooper opened his door, he heard a single gunshot, Collier said. The front-seat passenger had killed himself with a single shot to the neck. Collier said the trooper never fired a shot. His name was not released. The driver of the car and a back-seat passenger were taken into custody but no charges were immediately filed.</p>